1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 409 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 789 69 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 163 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 220 197 706 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 756 1 391 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 136 39 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 392 417 acres.. 46 467 50 180 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 366 400 acres.. 31 485 36 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 88 acres.. 2 340 2 584 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 891 12 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 409 29 009 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 433 9 154 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 459 3 813 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 48 $100,000 or more .................... 43 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 274 12 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 010 28 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 409 446 $1,000.. 1 944 1 212 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 754 2 718 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 241 Other ............................... 202 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 280 200 days or more ................... 144 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 113 number.. 4 535 4 592 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 57 number.. 956 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. 683 1 064 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 89 104 number.. 1 988 2 290 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 35 number.. 4 861 3 996 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 34 number.. 8 065 6 171 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 32 406 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 36 number.. 757 1 032 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 1 number.. 1 040 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 97 acres.. 4 150 6 404 bushels.. 271 178 352 151 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 47 acres.. 2 213 1 446 bushels.. 75 136 49 798 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 175 acres.. 9 585 11 542 tons, dry.. 14 152 21 879 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 41 acres.. 2 075 2 877 Land in orchards..............farms.. 196 210 acres.. 10 584 12 240 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .